Some Things Straight People Can Stop Saying
December 19th, 2023 Barry Posted in Becky Hawkins collaborations, LGBT cartoons | No Comments »
This cartoon is by Becky Hawkins and I.
TRANSCRIPT OF CARTOON
This cartoon has nine panels, arranged in a three by three grid, with nine different brightly-colored backgrounds making a sort of patchwork effect. Each panel shows a single character talking directly to the reader.
Below the bottom of the cartoon is an additional tiny “kicker” panel.
PANEL 1
A smug-looking guy with a beard and curly hair is waving a miniature queer pride flag (specifically, the Intersex-Inclusive Progress Pride Flag, which has a circle on top of a series of triangles on top of colored stripes) as he speaks.
GUY: Look at what a great ally I am! I totally get what you people go through!
PANEL 2
A blond guy with wide eyes is pointing back and forth at us (as if moving his pointing finger rapidly between two people), and is grinning past a hand held in front of his mouth.
BLOND: So who’s the man and who’s the woman?
PANEL 3
A large man with spikey brown hair and a chin-only beard is waving a hand, his other hand on his hip, as he speaks with a somewhat aggrieved expression.
MAN: When’s straight pride? Huh?
PANEL 4
A young woman with her brown hair in a high ponytail, and with a tattoo of a fairy (er, the magical creature) on her upper arm, sticks her tongue out and makes a disgusted expression.
WOMAN: That’s so gay.
PANEL 5
This is the center panel, and a bit over half of it is taken up by large, friendly lettering which says: SOME THINGS STRAIGHT PEOPLE CAN STOP SAYING
Below that, an older woman with gray hair and glasses looks a little bit confused.
WOMAN: But you don’t look gay.
PANEL 6
A young woman (or a teen) with blonde hair is talking to us with a big grin and pointing rapidly at three different off-panel people.
GIRL: Do you think he’s hot?
GIRL: How about him?
GIRL: How about him?
PANEL 7
A woman sporting carefully done hair, cascading down to below her shoulders, a made-up face, and large earrings, looks confused as she speaks to us.
WOMAN: Can you explain to me why lesbians don’t want to look good?
PANEL 8
A middle-aged man wearing a polo shirt grins lasciviously at us, one eyebrow raised, as he pulls at the side of his collar in a “wow it’s hot in here” gesture.
MAN: You’re a lesbian? Man, what a waste.
PANEL 9
A woman with an annoyed expression is holding two children – a baby in one arm, and a toddler in the other. The baby’s onesie has “Heartbreaker” printed on the front, and the toddler’s t-shirt says “Ladies Man.”
WOMAN: Why must you people flaunt it?
TINY KICKER PANEL BELOW THE BOTTOM OF THE CARTOON
A man wearing glasses and a green shirt is talking to Barry. He’s pointing up and to the left (towards panel one). Barry is looking really nervous as he replies.
MAN: By making this cartoon, aren’t you like panel one?
BARRY: It’s different because… um…
